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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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